Toby Bolsen

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Toby Bolsen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Toby Bolsen has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 16 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Toby Bolsen's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (33 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (17 papers) and Social Media and Politics (13 papers). Toby Bolsen is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (33 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (17 papers) and Social Media and Politics (13 papers). Toby Bolsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and South Korea. Toby Bolsen's co-authors include James Druckman, Fay Lomax Cook, Risa Palm, Justin T. Kingsland, Matthew A. Shapiro, Jennifer Jerit, Jason Barabas, Thomas J. Leeper, Juan José Miranda and Paul J. Ferraro and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, Nature Energy and American Journal of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

Toby Bolsen

47 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Influence of Partisan Motivated Reasoning on Public Opinion

2013 546 citations Toby Bolsen, James Druckman et al. profile →
Counteracting the Politicization of Science

2015 197 citations Toby Bolsen, James Druckman profile →
Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the U.S.

2022 130 citations Toby Bolsen, Risa Palm profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toby Bolsen United States	25	2.3k	988	757	533	253	51	3.1k
Erik C. Nisbet United States	24	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	464 0.6×	534 1.0×	182 0.7×	51	3.1k
Jason T. Carmichael United States	19	2.1k 0.9×	277 0.3×	446 0.6×	579 1.1×	179 0.7×	37	2.4k
Donald Braman United States	23	4.2k 1.8×	563 0.6×	330 0.4×	1.5k 2.7×	350 1.4×	54	5.4k
Allyson L. Holbrook United States	18	1.7k 0.7×	329 0.3×	430 0.6×	364 0.7×	131 0.5×	33	2.7k
Thomas J. Leeper United Kingdom	15	1.9k 0.8×	809 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	136 0.3×	97 0.4×	42	3.1k
P. Sol Hart United States	31	3.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	150 0.2×	1.2k 2.3×	137 0.5×	53	4.1k
Rosalee A. Clawson United States	16	1.5k 0.7×	824 0.8×	729 1.0×	144 0.3×	29 0.1×	43	2.5k
Amy Gutmann United States	28	1.9k 0.8×	881 0.9×	1.7k 2.3×	74 0.1×	83 0.3×	71	4.3k
Sharon Dunwoody United States	35	3.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	108 0.1×	465 0.9×	239 0.9×	91	5.0k
Michael A. Cacciatore United States	22	1.3k 0.6×	615 0.6×	106 0.1×	183 0.3×	195 0.8×	53	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Toby Bolsen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toby Bolsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toby Bolsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Toby Bolsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Toby Bolsen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Toby Bolsen. Toby Bolsen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Palm, Risa, Justin T. Kingsland, & Toby Bolsen. (2025). Framing Affects Support for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in the United States. Science Communication. 47(5). 730–752. 2 indexed citations

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Palm, Risa, Justin T. Kingsland, & Toby Bolsen. (2025). Trust, experience, and innovation: Key factors shaping American attitudes about AI. Public Understanding of Science. 2834370014–2834370014.

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Palm, Risa, Toby Bolsen, & Justin T. Kingsland. (2024). To rebuild or not to rebuild in coastal flood zones: The effects of framing and partisan cues on public support. Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. 16(1).

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Bolsen, Toby, Risa Palm, & Justin T. Kingsland. (2024). How scientific and partisan media shape support for research on stratospheric aerosol injection. Environmental Politics. 34(3). 464–485. 4 indexed citations

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Palm, Risa & Toby Bolsen. (2021). Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in Florida. 5 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby & Judd R. Thornton. (2021). Candidate and party affective polarization in U.S. presidential elections: The person-negativity bias?. Electoral Studies. 71. 102293–102293. 14 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, et al.. (2020). A Research Agenda for Climate Change Communication and Public Opinion: The Role of Scientific Consensus Messaging and Beyond. Environmental Communication. 17(1). 16–34. 52 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, Risa Palm, & Justin T. Kingsland. (2019). The Impact of Message Source on the Effectiveness of Communications About Climate Change. Science Communication. 41(4). 464–487. 74 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, et al.. (2018). Merging Undergraduate Teaching, Graduate Training, and Producing Research: Lessons from Three Collaborative Experiments. PS Political Science & Politics. 52(1). 117–122. 3 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Matthew A. & Toby Bolsen. (2018). Transboundary Air Pollution in South Korea: An Analysis of Media Frames and Public Attitudes and Behavior. 1(3-4). 107–126. 13 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby. (2017). Political science: Partisans' science interests. Nature Human Behaviour. 1(4). 1 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, et al.. (2016). A Comparison of Online and Face-to-Face Approaches to Teaching Introduction to American Government. Journal of Political Science Education. 12(3). 302–317. 27 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, James Druckman, & Fay Lomax Cook. (2016). Reaction: Public Policy Challenges to Scientific Innovation on Solar Energy. Chem. 1(4). 518–519. 4 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, James Druckman, & Fay Lomax Cook. (2014). Communication and Collective Actions: A Survey Experiment on Motivating Energy Conservation in the U.S.. Journal of Experimental Political Science. 1(1). 24–38. 21 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby, James Druckman, & Fay Lomax Cook. (2013). How Frames Can Stunt Support for Scientific Adaptations: Politicization and the Status Quo Bias. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby & Thomas J. Leeper. (2013). Self-Interest and Attention to News Among Issue Publics. Political Communication. 30(3). 329–348. 48 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby & James Druckman. (2009). Framing, Motivated Reasoning, and Opinions about Emergent Technologies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 207 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby. (2009). A Light Bulb Goes on: Values, Attitudes, Social Norms, and Personal Energy Consumption. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Bolsen, Toby. (2006). Public Opinion on Energy Policy, 1974-2006. 78 Suppl 1. 31–3. 26 indexed citations

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Jerit, Jennifer, Jason Barabas, & Toby Bolsen. (2006). Citizens, Knowledge, and the Information Environment. American Journal of Political Science. 50(2). 266–282. 313 indexed citations

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